The Correlation Between Education Levels and Lifestyles of Patients Admitted Cardiology Clinics: A Subgroup Analysis of Medlife-TR Study

Abstract

Objectives: The lifestyle, dietary habits, and cardiovascular (CV) risk perception of patients with CV risk factors and/or diseases in Turkish population may vary with education. We aimed to reveal the relationship between education level and lifestyles in patients who participated in the Medications and Lifestyles of Patients with Cardiovascular Risk Factors and/ or Diseases in Turkish Population (MedLife-TR) study. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted between November 2018 and March 2019 with 2793 patients. The male gender ratio was 47.91%, and the female gender ratio was 52.09%. The participants first completed a self administered questionnaire in four sections: baseline characteristics, awareness of CV risk factors and their CV risk levels ,lifestyle habits (exercise, diet, eating….) and use of drugs. This was a multicenter, national and observational study that included 27 centers in Turkey. Fisher-Freeman-Halton test was used for comparison of qualitative data. A p-value